* HumanAliens: Starman takes on human form while on Earth, his natural form being a floating blob of light.* HumansAreSpecial: As usual.* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: As usual.

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* HumanAliens: Starman takes on human form while on Earth, his natural form being a [[EnergyBeings floating blob of light.light]].* HumansAreSpecial: As usual.Or at least one particular human...* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: As The rest of us, as usual.

* KlingonsLoveShakespeare: Starman can't get enough of Dutch apple pie, to the point that [[OrgasmicallyDelicious eating it is nearly a sexual experience for him]].

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* KlingonsLoveShakespeare: Starman can't get enough of Dutch apple pie, to the point that [[OrgasmicallyDelicious eating it is nearly a sexual experience for him]]. Turns out our primitive biological needs do have their upside.

* StockholmSyndrome: Jenny starts out freaked out by Starman and thinks of herself as kidnapped, but this doesn't last long.

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* StockholmSyndrome: Jenny starts out freaked out by Starman and thinks of herself as kidnapped, but this doesn't last long.long when she realizes that Starman is a wholly benevolent [[EnergyBeings Energy Being]] that's just trying to get home.

* UncannyValley: In-universe, Starman took on a human form at least partially to not scare humans. Unfortunately, his bizarre not-quite grasp of language or human customs have a tendency to make him appear quite creepy

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* UncannyValley: In-universe, Starman took on a human form at least partially to not scare humans. Unfortunately, his bizarre not-quite grasp of language or language, human customs customs, or even biological needs have a tendency to make him appear quite creepycreepy.

* UsefulNotes/AcademyAward: Jeff Bridges got nominated for Best Actor, which is remarkable in two ways: it's in the SciFiGhetto, and it's the only Academy Award nomination that ''any'' of Creator/JohnCarpenter's films have earned.

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* UsefulNotes/AcademyAward: Jeff Bridges got nominated for Best Actor, which is remarkable in two ways: it's in the SciFiGhetto, SciFiGhetto (this was the first time an actor had been nominated for playing a non-human character), and it's the only Academy Award nomination that ''any'' of Creator/JohnCarpenter's films have earned.

Creator/JohnCarpenter's 1984 film '''''Starman''''' is a kind of ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' for adults, played as a RoadTripPlot of all things. Fans will argue that it's a beautiful, beautiful love story between [[AlienAmongUs a man from the stars]] (JeffBridges) and an Earthling woman (Karen Allen) while dissenters will argue that it's a mediocre ClicheStorm.

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Creator/JohnCarpenter's 1984 film '''''Starman''''' ''Starman'' is a kind of ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' for adults, played as a RoadTripPlot of all things. Fans will argue that it's a beautiful, beautiful love story between [[AlienAmongUs a man from the stars]] (JeffBridges) (Creator/JeffBridges) and an Earthling woman (Karen Allen) while dissenters will argue that it's a mediocre ClicheStorm.

Creator/JohnCarpenter's '''''Starman''''' is a kind of ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' for adults, played as a RoadTripPlot of all things. Fans will argue that it's a beautiful, beautiful love story between [[AlienAmongUs a man from the stars]] (JeffBridges) and an Earthling woman (Karen Allen) while dissenters will argue that it's a mediocre ClicheStorm.

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Creator/JohnCarpenter's 1984 film '''''Starman''''' is a kind of ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' for adults, played as a RoadTripPlot of all things. Fans will argue that it's a beautiful, beautiful love story between [[AlienAmongUs a man from the stars]] (JeffBridges) and an Earthling woman (Karen Allen) while dissenters will argue that it's a mediocre ClicheStorm.

->'''Mark Shermin:''' "Have people from your world been here before?"->'''Starman:''' "Before. Yes, we are interested in your species."->'''Mark Shermin:''' "You mean you're some kind of anthropologist? Is that what you're doing here? Just checking us out?"->'''Starman:''' "You are a strange species, not like any other... and you'd be surprised how many there are. Shall I tell you what I find beautiful about you?"

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->'''Mark Shermin:''' "Have Have people from your world been here before?"before?->'''Starman:''' "Before. Before. Yes, we are interested in your species."species.->'''Mark Shermin:''' "You You mean you're some kind of anthropologist? Is that what you're doing here? Just checking us out?"out?->'''Starman:''' "You You are a strange species, not like any other... and you'd be surprised how many there are. Shall I tell you what I find beautiful about you?"you?

* AcademyAward: Jeff Bridges got nominated for Best Actor, which is remarkable in two ways: it's in the SciFiGhetto, and it's the only Academy Award nomination that ''any'' of Creator/JohnCarpenter's films have earned.

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* AcademyAward: UsefulNotes/AcademyAward: Jeff Bridges got nominated for Best Actor, which is remarkable in two ways: it's in the SciFiGhetto, and it's the only Academy Award nomination that ''any'' of Creator/JohnCarpenter's films have earned.

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